天動説

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 動 説
てん
Grade: 1 		どう
Grade: 3 		せつ
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
天動說 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 天 (ten, “sky”) +‎ 動 (dō, “moving”) +‎ 説 (-setsu, “theory”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) てんどーせつ [tèńdóꜜòsètsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ndo̞ːse̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

天(てん)動(どう)説(せつ) • (tendōsetsu) 

  1. geocentrism
    Synonym: 地球中心説 (Chikyū chūshinsetsu)

See also

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